Lordys assembelid in sale, Weƚƚ mo than I haue in tale, Or ellis gret wonder were. There herd {he} teƚƚ ffor certan~, That Desoneƚƚ wed shold be than~, 1135 That was hym selfe ffuƚƚ dere. And whan~ he herd of that ffare, Wors tydingis than were thare, Might he none gladly here . . . . . . . [Linenote: 1134. _he_] _l_ MS.] [Headnote: TORRENT CHALLENGES THE PRINCE OF ARAGON.] (99) [Sidenote: Torrent rides into the Hall where Desonell is, and challenges any one to fight him for her.] He wold not in passe, 1140 Tiƚƚ {at} the myd mete was The kyng and meny a knyght; As they satt at theyre {mete} glade, In at the haƚƚ dur {he} rade In armes ffeyre and bryght, f. 95b. 1145 With a squier, that is ffre; Vp to the lady ryduth he, That rychely was i-dight. ‘Lordys,’ he said, ‘among you aƚƚ I chalenge thre coursus in the haƚƚ, 1150 {Or} Delyuer {her} me with right!’ [Linenotes: 1141. _at_] om. MS. 1143. _mete_] om. MS. 1144. _he_] _they_ MS. 1151. _Delyuer it me_ MS.] (100) [Sidenote: The Prince of Aragon accepts,] The kyng of Aragon~ sett her bye, And he defendid her nobely: ‘I wyƚƚ none delyu{er} the.’ His son said: ‘So muste I thryve, 1155 There shaƚƚ no man just for my wiffe; But yf youre wyƚƚ it be, For her love did I never no dede, I shaƚƚ to day, so god me spede: Be-hold and ye shaƚƚ se.’ 1160 ‘Alas!’ said Desoneƚƚ the dere, ‘Fuƚƚ longe may I sitt here, Or Torrent chalenge me.’ (101) [Sidenote: and the lists are made ready. Torrent unhorses the Prince of Aragon,] Trumpett{es} blew in the prese, Lordys stond on {the grese}, 1165 Ladyes lay ou{er} and be-held. The prynce and Torrent th{e}n Eyther to other gan ren~, Smertely in that ffeld; Torrent sett on hym~ so sore, 1170 That hors and man down~ he bore, And aƚƚ to-sheverd his sheld. So they tombelid aƚƚ in ffere, That afterward of VII yere The prynce none armes myght weld. 1175 [Linenote: 1165. _the grese_] _reugis_ or _rengis_ MS.] [Headnote: TORRENT BEATS THE PRINCE OF ARAGON.] (102) [Sidenote: and he is carried indoors.] Torrent said: ‘So god me saue, Other two coursus wyƚƚ I haue, f. 96a. Yf ye do me law of lond.’ Gret lordys stond styƚƚ, They said nether good ne yƚƚ 1180 For tynding of his hond. The prynce of Aragon~ in they barr~ With lituƚƚ worshipp and sydes sare, He had no fote on ffor to stond. Thus thes lordys justid aye; 1185 Better {they} had to haue be away, Suche comffort there he ffond. [Linenotes: 1167. _than_ MS. 1186. _they_] _he_ MS. 1187. _ffound_ MS.] (103)